nice ride and death in a bottle (again)

Today I learned that it is possible to have that one trail in the National Park system that allows mountain bikes all to yourself on a Saturday. It could have something to do with the gem show being in town, but I'm not sure what. The pavement was packed, but the trail was bare.

In other news, diet soda will kill you. I'm starting to wonder if I ought to retire that one, but even more than that, I'm wondering why people still drink that stuff.